Aviation news
Military personnel of the VVO in Transbaikalia master the unmanned aircraft complex " Granat-1"
In the Trans-Baikal Territory, military personnel of the VVO control unit are learning to use the unmanned aircraft complex (BAC) "Granat-1"during practical training sessions.
US to reverse-engineer B-2 stealth bomber
The US government has planned to conclude a contract with representatives of the American industry, involving the reverse development of heat exchangers for the load of the B-2 Spirit strategic stealth bomber, writes The Drive.
Miniature drones got the wings of a Bumble bee
Miniature drones will be little distinguishable from insects. On March 2, the press service of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) revealed a new development — a miniature flying robot with insect wings.
US to test aircraft collision warning systems with drones
The Federal Aviation Administration of the United States until the end of 2021 will begin testing on-board collision warning systems with drones for passenger aircraft. According to Flightglobal, the systems will be tested at five international airports: Atlantic City in New Jersey, Columbus in Ohio, Huntsville in Alabama, and Seattle/Tacoma in Washington and Syracuse in New York.
The British have completed ground tests of a fast electric aircraft
The British company Rolls-Royce has completed ground tests of a prototype of the high-speed electric aircraft ionBird, being developed as part of the ACCEL research program. According to Flightglobal, the company's specialists are currently preparing the aircraft for the first flight, which should take place before the end of March 2021.
Su-27 escorted two American bombers over the Baltic Sea
Two B-1B bombers of the US Air Force were moving on Wednesday over the Baltic Sea to the Russian border, they were escorted by a Russian Su-27, according to the National Defense Control Center of the Russian Federation.
Source: jet drones working in a flock are being created for the VKS
A multi-purpose unmanned complex "Molniya", the jets of which will be launched by a swarm from a carrier aircraft, is being developed in the interests of the Russian Aerospace Forces, a source in the military-industrial complex told RIA Novosti.
""Tor" from plywood in Nagorno-Karabakh served as targets for the "Bayraktarov"
The Armenian forces in Nagorno-Karabakh exposed mock-ups of the Tor-M2 anti-aircraft missile systems to the Azerbaijani high-precision weapons.
With Operation Clemenceau 21, France highlights its global interests
The French naval task force (FRMARFOR), led by the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, has been in the World's oceans for almost five months since February 21, 2021. Operation Clemenceau 21 (Clemenceau 21) is a continuation of the 2019 mission of the same name and pursues similar goals to defend France's global claims.
The corps of amphibious ships of the project 23900 began to form in the Crimea
In Kerch, the formation of the hulls of the future universal landing ships "Ivan Rogov" and "Mitrofan Moskalenko"began. Work on domestic helicopter carriers is carried out taking into account the experience gained in the construction of ships of the Mistral type.
American B-1B bombers began flying from an air base in Norway
Four B-1B Lancer bombers have arrived in Norway. They have already made the first flights from the Norwegian air base Orland with F-35 fighters of the Royal Air Force in the Norwegian Sea area.
In Russia, the project of a large strike drone was presented
Russian engineers are working on a promising UAV AR-10 "Argument", made on the basis of the training aircraft SR-10.
"Pantsir-S" and "Buk-M2" repelled the Israeli attack on the suburbs of Damascus
The Israeli missile attack on the suburbs of Damascus on February 28 was repelled by the Pantsir-S and Buk-M2 systems, confirming their high effectiveness, a military source told RIA Novosti on Monday.
The drone was entrusted with the binding of rebar
The American company SkyMule has shown tests of a drone that helps builders prepare rebar for pouring concrete. It independently flies over the laid rebar and binds the bars, saving workers ' time.
Source: Russia has started developing a new-generation strategic missile system
According to a source in the military-industrial complex, Russian engineers have begun to create a new-generation strategic missile system, which received the symbol "Cedar". Now its development is at the very early stage.
Russian aviation can get EW-protected antennas
Russian combat aircraft can receive noise-resistant antenna arrays "Comet", said the head of the Main Department of Research Activities of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Major General Andrey Goncharov.
China Navy's new carrier-based aircraft Can't Take off from Aircraft Carriers
The Chinese carrier-based KJ-600 early detection radar aircraft cannot operate from the country's existing aircraft carriers, Defense World reported, citing the national television of the People's Republic of China.
Russia begins military exercises in the Kuril Islands
Soldiers machine-gun connection army corps of the Eastern military district (TSB) of the Ministry of defense of Russia is carried out on the Kuril Islands of exercises involving more than 1 million people involved aircraft. This was reported on the agency's website on Friday, February 26.
Turkey develops unmanned attack helicopter
The sanctions do not stop Turkey's desire to develop its own helicopter program. February 25, portal savunmasanayist.com He reported that the company Turkish Aerospace Industries showed a model of a promising drone based on the T629 helicopter.
There were images of the UAV "Argument" on the basis of the SR-10 aircraft
On the basis of the Russian light jet training aircraft SR-10, a new strike unmanned aerial vehicle can be created. It received the name AR-10 "Argument".
Judging by the published images, this UAV looks much like the original aircraft, it has the same characteristic external difference from most other modern aircraft-the wings have a reverse sweep.
